Test for 5G at airport

VODAFONE has started a trial of 5G mobile technology at Manchester Airport in the latest test of the next-generation network.

The telecoms giant is using a “blast pod”, in which travellers at the airport’s Terminal One can sit and try out the network.

Vodafone says it could offer mobile internet speeds up to four times faster than the current 4G.

The trial is one of a number of tests taking place in the UK across a number of different mobile operators ahead of public rollout later this year.